“Have faith in the future. Don’t give in to the pessimism of the old. In recent decades humans have been on a binge, having the mother of all parties. The planet is a wreck. My generation did this. I’m sorry. The good news is we can clean up. It’s not too late to plant those trees and switch to low-carbon fuels and the other things we know we must do. There is, as Gandhi once said, enough for everyone’s need, but not for everyone’s greed. The bad news is it’s you guys who have got to do most of the work. Good luck.”

Healthy people in a healthy environment

Good health and well-being require a clean and harmonious environment where physical, psycho - logical, social and aesthetic factors are all given their due importance. These factors are affected by actions and choices which can secure considerable health benefits. The environment is thus not only important for its own sake, but as a resource for better living conditions and well-being.

What we’ve agreed: the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals

Green savings

What young people want

Water – the key to life

The air we breathe

Safer, quieter towns and cities of the future – reclaiming the streets